River Walk Public Art Garden Tour
River Walk Public Art Garden Tour
Check-in and Win!
• Once you check into 9 locations on the trail, you will win an exclusive San Antonio prize to be picked up at our Official Visitor Information Center!
This outdoor museum showcases public art installations for visitors and locals to enjoy. The garden provides a full public art experience, including free-standing sculptures and wall-mounted art installations. It serves as an introduction, or connector, as some artworks featured have larger installations which can be found all over San Antonio. Now get out there and explore the amazing art our destination has to offer!
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River Walk Public Art Garden Tour
- Mobile exclusive
- Instantly delivered via text and email
- No apps to download
- 100% FREE
- Experience the beautiful local artwork of San Antonio
- Win prizes along the way!
How this Pass Works
Step 1 - Get Your Pass
This mobile exclusive passport is a collection of curated art locations offering check-in opportunities to win prizes.
Step 2 - Receive Text
Your passport will be instantly delivered to your phone via text and email and is ready to use immediately! There is no app to download. Your pass can be saved to your phone’s home screen for easy one-tap access.
Step 3 - Redeem
When visiting a participating location, simply ensure that your location services are turned on on your mobile device and press the "check-in" button!
Included Venues
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Bloom Installation
Artist Name: Leticia Huerta
“Bloom” by San Antonio artist Leticia Huerta is a permanent public artwork located at Eisenhower Park. The ones featured on the River Walk are designed to resemble native wildflowers Yellow Columbine and Lantana. These radiant, oversized metal flower sculptures are part of a collection created from elements that, up close, resemble larger-than-life bicycle parts. Each installation takes inspiration from its location and the native wildflowers nearby. “Bloom" also serves as trailhead connectors, wayfinding markers and some even have silver rings on the flower stems to indicate various water levels when San Antonio receives rain.
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“Bloom” by San Antonio artist Leticia Huerta is a permanent public artwork located at Eisenhower Park. The ones featured on the River Walk are designed to resemble native wildflowers Yellow Columbine and Lantana. These radiant, oversized metal flower sculptures are part of a collection created from elements that, up close, resemble larger-than-life bicycle parts. Each installation takes inspiration from its location and the native wildflowers nearby. “Bloom" also serves as trailhead connectors, wayfinding markers and some even have silver rings on the flower stems to indicate various water levels when San Antonio receives rain.
Connecting Piece - Bloom Installation
Artist Name: Leticia Huerta
Inspired by trail users and nearby native flora, Huerta created the original “Bloom” installation at McAllister Park in Council District 10. The expanded “Bloom” series sees indigenous wildflowers turned into sculptures with components that resemble larger-than-life bicycle parts. The Cedar Sage, Greenthread, and Antelope Horn Milkweed can be seen here, while other “Bloom” flowers are “planted” along the Howard Peak Green Way Trail System across San Antonio.
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Inspired by trail users and nearby native flora, Huerta created the original “Bloom” installation at McAllister Park in Council District 10. The expanded “Bloom” series sees indigenous wildflowers turned into sculptures with components that resemble larger-than-life bicycle parts. The Cedar Sage, Greenthread, and Antelope Horn Milkweed can be seen here, while other “Bloom” flowers are “planted” along the Howard Peak Green Way Trail System across San Antonio.
Green Spaces at Market Street
Artist Name: Ashley Mireles & Cade Bradshaw
“Green Spaces at Market Street” is a painted steel railing that sits on top of a retaining wall overlooking the River Walk and creatively uses cut outs in steel to show flora found on the River Walk and fauna native to San Antonio.
“Green Spaces at Market Street” is a painted steel railing that sits on top of a retaining wall overlooking the River Walk and creatively uses cut outs in steel to show flora found on the River Walk and fauna native to San Antonio.
Connecting Piece - Innature
Artist Name: Ashley Mireles
“Innature” by San Antonio artist Ashley Mireles in collaboration with landscape architect STIMSON Studio provides visitors a space to view wildlife in a natural environment as a means for connectivity. An oversized mirrored representation of blossoms from native plants found within Hardberger Park lines the wildlife blind on all sides with viewpoints at various heights looking out into the meadow surrounding the blind. The Corten steel structure provides a perennial likeness of the Prickly Pear, Bushy Bluestem, and Texas Mountain Laurel with innate integrity while supporting the inherent relationship between nature and its viewer
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“Innature” by San Antonio artist Ashley Mireles in collaboration with landscape architect STIMSON Studio provides visitors a space to view wildlife in a natural environment as a means for connectivity. An oversized mirrored representation of blossoms from native plants found within Hardberger Park lines the wildlife blind on all sides with viewpoints at various heights looking out into the meadow surrounding the blind. The Corten steel structure provides a perennial likeness of the Prickly Pear, Bushy Bluestem, and Texas Mountain Laurel with innate integrity while supporting the inherent relationship between nature and its viewer
Lipchitziana
Artist Name: Sebastian
”Lipchitziana” by Mexican artist Sebastian.
”Lipchitziana” by Mexican artist Sebastian.
Najo Jam (Our Home)
Artist Name: Carlos Cortés and Doroteo Garza
The design is pan-Indian—relating to the multiple indigenous tribes that lay claim to this land. The artwork is made from reinforced concrete to look like stone and wood, a technique called “trabajo rustico” or “faux bois,” giving it a natural and organic form, along with contributing to its aged appearance as if they were placed together from the far-off past.
The title of the artwork is in the Coahuiltecan language Pajalate meaning “Our Home”. The name pays tribute to the ancestors of this land and future generations.
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The design is pan-Indian—relating to the multiple indigenous tribes that lay claim to this land. The artwork is made from reinforced concrete to look like stone and wood, a technique called “trabajo rustico” or “faux bois,” giving it a natural and organic form, along with contributing to its aged appearance as if they were placed together from the far-off past.
The title of the artwork is in the Coahuiltecan language Pajalate meaning “Our Home”. The name pays tribute to the ancestors of this land and future generations.
Connecting Piece - Najo Jam (Our Home)
Artist Name: Carlos Cortés and Doroteo
“Najo Jām” (Our Home) by collaborating San Antonio artists Carlos Cortés and Doroteo Garza. The design is pan-Indian—relating to the multiple indigenous tribes that lay claim to this land. The artwork is made from reinforced concrete to look like stone and wood, a technique called “trabajo rustico” or “faux bois,” giving it a natural and organic form, along with contributing to its aged appearance as if they were placed together from the far-off past.
The title of the artwork is in the Coahuiltecan language Pajalate meaning “Our Home”. The name pays tribute to the ancestors of this land and future generations.
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“Najo Jām” (Our Home) by collaborating San Antonio artists Carlos Cortés and Doroteo Garza. The design is pan-Indian—relating to the multiple indigenous tribes that lay claim to this land. The artwork is made from reinforced concrete to look like stone and wood, a technique called “trabajo rustico” or “faux bois,” giving it a natural and organic form, along with contributing to its aged appearance as if they were placed together from the far-off past.
The title of the artwork is in the Coahuiltecan language Pajalate meaning “Our Home”. The name pays tribute to the ancestors of this land and future generations.
Nudo Torusado
Artist Name: Sebastian
“Knot: The Art of Sebastian/El Arte de Sebastian,” features 53 pieces by renowned Mexican sculptor Sebastian
“Knot: The Art of Sebastian/El Arte de Sebastian,” features 53 pieces by renowned Mexican sculptor Sebastian
Pochycereys
Artist Name: Sebastian
”Pochycereys” by Mexican artist Sebastian.
”Pochycereys” by Mexican artist Sebastian.
Spheres of Reflection
Artist Name: Kaldric Dow
Spheres of Reflection by local artist Kaldric Dow is a sculpture paying homage to the representation of African American culture. The spheres feature some key words commonly used by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his speeches and writings.
Spheres of Reflection by local artist Kaldric Dow is a sculpture paying homage to the representation of African American culture. The spheres feature some key words commonly used by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his speeches and writings.
Connecting Piece - Spheres of Reflection
Artist Name: Kaldric Dow
Spheres of Reflection by local artist Kaldric Dow is a sculpture paying homage to the representation of African American culture. Spheres of Reflection depicts an ambiguous face—making the character universal and interpretive at the same time. The face is topped by a cylindrical tower of dark, reflective spheres symbolic of hair. The representation of natural hair seen in this piece is significant because of the connection between hair and cultural identity.
The bottom layers of spheres feature several key words commonly used by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his speeches and writings. The words are dream, sincerity, bold, desire, brave, unity, gratitude, accountability, devotion, and change.
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Spheres of Reflection by local artist Kaldric Dow is a sculpture paying homage to the representation of African American culture. Spheres of Reflection depicts an ambiguous face—making the character universal and interpretive at the same time. The face is topped by a cylindrical tower of dark, reflective spheres symbolic of hair. The representation of natural hair seen in this piece is significant because of the connection between hair and cultural identity.
The bottom layers of spheres feature several key words commonly used by Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in his speeches and writings. The words are dream, sincerity, bold, desire, brave, unity, gratitude, accountability, devotion, and change.
Stargazer
Artist Name: Pedro Reyes
Originally inspired by San Antonio’s Tricentennial celebrations, this monumental-scale sculpture features a woman that holds and gazes upon a star-like object held between her fingers.
Originally inspired by San Antonio’s Tricentennial celebrations, this monumental-scale sculpture features a woman that holds and gazes upon a star-like object held between her fingers.
Torch of Friendship
Artist Name: Sebastian Antorcha de Amistad
(Torch of Friendship) symbolizes two cultures, two languages, and two roads merging into one, specifically those of the United States and Mexico. The artwork is composed of two columns that come together at the top in a gently twisting and curving arch that suggests the flow of water or a ribbon rippling in the wind. The sculpture gracefully extends into the sky, reminiscent of an abstracted arabesque. This looping convergence mirrors the sense of friendship Sebastian draws inspiration from.
The vibrant red monumental sculpture was a gift to the city from the Asociación de Empresarios Mexicanos, a group of Mexican entrepreneurs and investors with ties to San Antonio. In 2002, it was installed in the traffic circle where Commerce, Alamo and Losoya streets converge.
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(Torch of Friendship) symbolizes two cultures, two languages, and two roads merging into one, specifically those of the United States and Mexico. The artwork is composed of two columns that come together at the top in a gently twisting and curving arch that suggests the flow of water or a ribbon rippling in the wind. The sculpture gracefully extends into the sky, reminiscent of an abstracted arabesque. This looping convergence mirrors the sense of friendship Sebastian draws inspiration from.
The vibrant red monumental sculpture was a gift to the city from the Asociación de Empresarios Mexicanos, a group of Mexican entrepreneurs and investors with ties to San Antonio. In 2002, it was installed in the traffic circle where Commerce, Alamo and Losoya streets converge.